Toothbrush holder



J. A. DUGG'AN I TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed April 50 1921 73 T E E. A

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Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

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JOHN A. DUGGAN, or person, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed April'SO, 1921. Serial No. 465,710.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. DUGGAN, a citizen of the Jnited States,residing at Detroit, in the county of WVayne and State of hflichigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toothbrush Holders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements intoothbrush'holders and has particular application to "a vent-ilat inghinged brush receptacle.

In carrying out the present invention my purpose is to provide atoothbrush holder wherein ventilating apertures of the brush receptacleform eyelets through which a removable pintle is passed and on whichsaid receptacle may be swung in the mode of placing or removing a brush,and elsewhereby said pintle may be readily removed and permit thereceptacle to be removed for cleaning, also permitting the assembling ofthe parts in a more economical and expedient manner than heretofore.

In my Patent No. 1,370,793 of 1921, the method of hinging the receptacleembraced two members forming a resilient clamping band. The presentinvention contemplates a more efficient, neater appearing more sanitaryand desirable means for assembling than anything now in use, to the bestof my knowledge and belief,

With the preceding and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter setforth and falling within the scope of the claims.

1n the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevation of thetoothbrush holder comprising two brush receptacles, the one to the leftbeing empty, the one to the right containing a toothbrush with itsreceptacle swung forward in the manner for removing said brush. 7

Fl 2 is the side view of the left receptacle shown in Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a modified form of the frame parts of a toothbrush holder, awall piece of the frame having seats for two brush receptacle holdersand with but one holder mounted thereon, a pintle hinge-pin in position,and the dotted outline of a toothbrush receptacle.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. 4:.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the wall piece shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view ofa toothbrush receptacle.

Fig. 8 is a'perspective view of a pintle or hinge upon which the brushreceptacles are mounted,

In the several views-of .the drawing,"like I 1 marks of reference referto corresponding or equivalent parts, in which A represents a frame,aback piece of compositematerial such as pyrolin, fiber, celluloid,aluminum 1 and'prongs 2 struck up'from the material or other materialadequate for the purpose, and noncorrosive in character, having earstween which the toothbrush containers B are mounted on a metallic pintleor hinge 3 passing through the aligned perforations of said ears. Theprongs 2 are positioned to receive the lower end of a container when thelatter is mounted in a vertical normal position, said prongs alsoforming seats between which a brush is lodged when itsoontainer isseated thereon in the usual mannen Preferably the containers B are ofglass, iaving their upper ends closed and their walls pierced withdiametriCally-opposite ventilating holes 4' located near said upperends, said holes not only providing ventilating ducts through whichmoisture may readily pass when a brush has been washed and returned toits receptacle, but also permitting a pintle or hinge 3 to be introducedand upon which said receptacles'may be mounted in its frame.

The pintle 3 has a curved end 5, which for the purpose may be bent atright angles to its shank, thence bent parallel with said shank andagain bent downward from a The frame A is a thin oblong strip slitted iat intervals of its length and treated to form offset loops 7 into andthrough which a tongue 8 of the frame portion A is inserted I for thepurpose of securing the parts together, eyelets 9 being formed in boththe ends of the frameA and the large frame A through which suspendingmeans may be introduced to hold the same in operative position on a wallor other place. As shown, the strip Af is formed to receive two independent receptacle frames, only one of the latter being shown in thedrawing, it being.

optional with the producer to provide one or more loops for theattachment of receptacle holders.

In practice, to remove the pintle 3, the curved end 5 thereof is turnedtodisengage the hook 6 from the ear 1 and the pintle pulledfrom itsbearings in the ears.

It will be seen that the constructionshow-uprovides means whereby atoothbrush re,- cep'tacle may be easily and securely attachedupper endand open at its lower end interposed between said ears, said receptaclehaving oppositely-disposed pintle and ventilating holes, a pintleextending through the apertures in said ears and through the pintle andventilating. holes in said receptacle, said pintle having one curved endadapted to lock with one of said ears when turned in its bearings, asand for the purposeset forth.

2. In an article of manufacture, the combination of a framework havingears with aligned pintle holes and a pintle adapted to extendthroughsaid holes, one end of said pintle being. looped and formed witha hook whereby said hook may engage the opposite side of the ear fromsaid loop when said pintle is turned in the: eyelets of said earsto'prev'ent the removal of said pintle,

JOHN DUGG QN. Witnesses:

LOUIS LVPIENTA, G.- A; NOBLE;

